Pocket toilet set.



A. S. YORKS.

POCKET TOILET SET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1908.

Patented; Jan. 12, 1909.

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PGGKET TOILET SET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1908.

Patented Jan. 12,'1909.

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ALBERT SHANNON YORKS, OF NESHANIO STATION, NEW JERSEY.

POCKET .TOILET SET.

speciaceeion 'of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. 12, 190e.

Application led May 13, 1908. Serial No. L$52,722.

T o all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALBERT S. YoRKs,'a citizen of the United States, residing at Neshanic Station, in the county of Somerset and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Pocket Toilet Set, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toilet article.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character that shall combine, in neat and compact form, alhair and 'clothes brush, the two brushes being separate and distinct, and being normally housed within the handle of the brush but adapted, when re uired for use, to'be rojected beyond the handle and in position or application. With the above and other objects in view, as Will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists, generally stated, in a toilet article embodying a handle, a plurality of brush members held for pivotal movement within the handle, and means for projecting the members beyond the handle and for locking them inthislposition while being used.

The invention consists further in the various novel details of construction and combi-A nation of parts of a combined clothes and hair brush, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and-in which hke characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the article, showing the two covers thereof partly removed, one for the purpose of exhibiting a brush section and a pocket comb, and the other for the purpose of exhibiting a mirror. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view of the brush. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, partly in section, showing the brush sections or members in'their folded position. Fig. 4 is a view in plan, partly in section, of a modified form of brush. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view through the implement shown in Fig. 4.

The article shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, cbmprises a handle 1 and two covers 2 and 8 having a sliding engagement therewith, the connectionbetween the parts being secured in this instance by providing the covers' with 5 in the sides of the handle adjacent to each edge. The handle may be made of any suitable material, suchv as wood, or of metal, such l as aluminum, and the covers will, by preference, be made of the same material as the handle. As shown in Fig. 3, the handle is approximately rectangular in form, its corners being preferably' rounded, as are also the corners of the covers, in order to prevent wear of the pocket in which thevarticle is carried.

Arranged within the handle, midway of the width of the sidesthereof, and secured to the ends of the handle, is a partition 6 which, as shown in Fig. 3, is of less width than the interior of the handle. 0n the opposite sides of the partition are mounted the brush members or sections, each of which consists of a split metallic tube 7 and a plurality of tufts of hair, bristles, or other suitable substance 8.

The tufts are held withiri the tube by employ- -ing a suitable cement, such as shellac or the like, and are of such length that when opened out or projected beyond the plane of the handle, as shown in Fig. 2, the series of brush' members will be in position for use. It is desired that the brush members on one side of the partition shall be used for smoothing the hair, while those on the other side will be employed for brushing' clothes. The two vserles of tubes 7 are held assembled with the partition 6, for rotary movement relatively thereto, by keepers 9, which in this instance are formed from lengths of Wire sufficiently long to pass around the tubes of the two series, the wires being inserted through openings provided in the partitions for the purpose. Vhile this mode of'. connecting the tubes with the partition will he found thoroughly efiicient for the purpose designed, yet it is to be understood that the inventionV is not to be limited thereto, as any otherarrangementsuited to the purpose may he eniloyed. Connected with one end of each of the tubes of both series is an arm l0, the arms on the two series of tubos being arranged at opposite ends, so that there will be no interference in the operation ofthe mechanism for raising and lowering the brush members. Each of these arms of one series inturned tongues 4 that engage with grooves I is pivotally connected with a rod or bar 11, and each of the arms' of the Aother series is pivotally connected with a similar rod or bar' l12, and connected with each of the push rods 11 and 12 is a push button 13 and 14, respectively, `the connection between the pus'hbuttons. and the push rods being secured by means of shanks 15', slots 16 being provided in the sides to receive the shanks of the push buttons. It will b seen from 'this arrangement that when a push button is moved in the proper direction, all 'of the brush members of'one of the brushes will be raised, and when pushed in the opposite direction', allI of the rush members will, be folded into the handle, with-the tufts lyingone upon the other in the successive series, as shown in Fig. 3. 4 As will be obvious, it will be necessary to lock the brush members in their projected position, otherwise thearticlewill lack utillty. To accomplish this result, a pair of leaf springs -17 is provided, one beingarrange'd at each corner of one end of the handle, and each is provided with an inturned terminal 17a.

Eachy of the s rings is furnished with an orifice to be engage by a pin 18, the two pins being vcarried by the buttons 13 and 14, as shownin Fi 3. The function of the inturned termina s 17,?L is to present cam surfaces upon which the pin will ride when approaching the orifice in the s ring. In order to permit theA s rings 17 to e moved inward a sufficient stance to clear the pins 18, the partition is provided with notches 19, one only being shown, to receive the curved terminals. The springs are exed to free'them from engagement with the ins by push buttons 20 that project throug openings in the sides of the handle provided for the purpose. Inv

order to increase the utility of the device, one of the covers vhas a mirror 21 connected with it, and a comb 22 is provided which will occupy either of the spaces between the brushes and the inner sides of the covers.

In the form of the invention shown .in Figs.

4 and 5, the sides 23 of the handle are ,turned` inwardly toward each other to form four flanges 24, and between these flanges are secured in any preferred manner, two tions 25 and 26. The partitions will cured to the flanges in any preferred. manner, preferably by being soldered thereto, but as will be apparent when the handle is made of wood these artitions will be glued in position; The intermediate portion of each of these artitions is provided with a longitudinaiigroove 27 in which is fitted the horizontal partition-28.

i Extending through suitable openings provided in the .partitionsforthe purpose are the metallic tubes 29, that carry the tufts of derstood, as shown in Fig. 1, that the tubes partie sevhair 30 constituting the brushes, it being untion 28. To hold the tubes in position-one end of each of the tubes on one sideof the the opposite end of each of the tubes on theother side of the partition being similarly treated. Secured to the plain ends of the tubes, orthose oppositethe fiared portions,

are arms 10 that are secured to the push rods 11 and 12 in the same manner as that shown in Fig. 1 and which operate to raise and lower the two sets of brushes in the manner first described. The other parts of the brush shown in Figs. 4 and 5 are similar tothose shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and therefore need no detailed description.

Bythe provision of thev partitions 26, the

`arms 10 and push rods 11 and 12 are housed in such mannerl as to be protected from the deteriorating effects-of moisture so that the operation of the brush may be assured for an extendedperiod.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the mprovements herein defined,

while simple in character, will be thoroughly efficient for the purposes designed, and will cooperate in the production of a useful toilet article.

What is claimed is 1. A brush comprising a handle, a partil' tionv arranged therein, brush members arranged on each side ofthe partition, an arm projecting from each lof the brush members, a rod pivotally connected with each series of arms to rock the .brush members, a push button connected with each of the rods and projecting beyond opposite sides of the-casing,

and'locking means coacting with the buttons to hold the brush members in projected position. l y

2. A brush comprising a handle, a partition arranged therein, brush members located on each side of the partition, an arm projecting from -each of. the brush members, a rod pivotally connected with each ,series of arms torrock the brush members, a push button connected with each of the rods' and projecting beyond'opposite sides of the casing, an inward projecting pin carried by each push button, springs secured to the inner surfaces of the sides of the handle and provided lwith orifices to be engaged by the pins, and means for moving the springs out of engagement with the pins.

3. A brush comprising a handle, a partition arranged therein, brush members located on each side of the partition and being secured for rotary movement thereto, an' arm projecting from eachl of the brush members, a rod pivotally connected with each series of arms to rock the brush members, a push butan mward projecting pin carried by each push button, springs secured to theinner sides of the opposite Walls of the handle and rovidel with czinl tellminals am? Witlhborin the presence of two Witnesses. "ces to eengage yt epns,enc pusl uto T tous Carried by the springs and projecting be- ALBERT SHAB NON YORKS' 5 youd the opposite sides of the casing to move 'VVtnesse y Y the springs out of engagement with. the pins. WM. B. QUICK,

1n testimony that l claim the foregoing as S. H. HAGAMAN my own, have hereto affixed my signature 

